Damen Shiprepair Brest (DSB) in France has received its tenth LNG carrier repair order from GDF SUEZ.

The 73,646m3 capacity vessel will undergo extensive
maintenance works at the yard and will stay in the yard for approximately 55
days, of which 20 days will be in dry-dock.

Jos Goris, managing director, Damen Brest, said: “The long
established relationship of the yard which dates back from the SOBRENA times
with both Gazocean and GDF SUEZ GLOBAL GAS & LNG has certainly helped us in
securing this order. Following nine foreign LNG carriers under Damen management,
all employees are proud to see the first French owned LNG carrier in our yard.”

LNG experience and know how in the France is renowned with companies
like GDF Suez, GTT, Europe Technologies/ERI, Cegelec, CryoStar, APERAM, AMRI
all contributing to the French LNG expertise cluster.

DSB meanwhile is well known for its LNG expertise from the
SOBRENA period. The yard was re-opened in April 2012 and has slowly but surely
regained market share of North Western European LNG carrier dockings.

Presently, the yard has two LNG carriers in dock - a large
deep-sea pipe-laying vessel and a shuttle tanker from KNUTSEN with an extensive
scope of work.

DSB is a well-established repair yard with modern facilities.
The yard employs over 200 staff and has three graven dry docks and sufficient
repair berths. Its biggest dry dock measures 420 x 80m and is one of the
biggest in Europe, allowing the yard to accommodate almost any ship in the
world.